大比丘三千威儀 1.62

1.62

There are five matters when going to someone's home to recite sūtras: first, four people must go together; second, on arrival, they must sit in proper sequence according to the Dharma; third, one must observe the conditions, whether it is suitable to recite sūtras or not suitable to recite sūtras; fourth, if the people on the seating mats do not wish to hear the sūtras, one should withdraw and stop; fifth, if among the gathering there are drunken persons, or those who speak ill of and mock the sūtras, one should not recite further.